A study published by Frontiers in Psychology, stated that closing the eyes assists in retrieving visual information. [1] The study included 120 children between the ages of 8 and 11. The participants watched a 5-minute video of a theft and later were asked to recall details about the event. The children were either shown a blank screen, kept their eyes closed, were exposed to visual or auditory stimuli. The results were that both the individuals who either saw a blank screen or had their eyes closed, fared better at remember visual details of the event.[2] More information can be found at:
http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00241/abstract
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[1] http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00241/abstract
[2] Mastroberardino S and Vredeveldt A (2014) Eye-closure increases children's memory accuracy for visual material. Front. Psychol. 5:241. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00241
http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00241/abstract
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[1] http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00241/abstract
[2] Mastroberardino S and Vredeveldt A (2014) Eye-closure increases children's memory accuracy for visual material. Front. Psychol. 5:241. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00241
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